2004 Acropolis Rally
6th round of the 2004 World Rally
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The 2004 Acropolis Rally (formally the 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece) was the sixth round of the 2004 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 3 and 6 June 2004, and was won by Subaru's Petter Solberg, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
Host country
Greece
GreeceRally baseLamia
Dates run3 June 2004 – 6 June 2004
Stages22 (377.13 km; 234.34 miles)
| 2004 Acropolis Rally 51st Acropolis Rally of Greece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 6 of the 2004 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country | Greece | ||
| Rally base | Lamia | ||
| Dates run | 3 June 2004 – 6 June 2004 | ||
| Stages | 22 (377.13 km; 234.34 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,438.48 km (893.83 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 72 at start, 33 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Petter Solberg Phil Mills 555 Subaru World Rally Team4:39:06.2 | ||
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 145.45 km | ||||
| 3 June | 19:00 | SS1 | Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km |
| 4 June | 07:53 | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km |
| 08:21 | SS3 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | |
| 11:35 | SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | |
| 12:24 | SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | |
| 13:27 | SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | |
| 16:18 | SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | |
| 17:07 | SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | |
| 18:27 | SS9 | Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | |
| Leg 2 — 133.18 km | ||||
| 5 June | 08:46 | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km |
| 09:35 | SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | |
| 11:22 | SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | |
| 11:50 | SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | |
| 15:24 | SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | |
| 16:13 | SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | |
| 17:11 | SS16 | Lilea — Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | |
| Leg 3 — 98.50 km | ||||
| 6 June | 08:01 | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km |
| 09:00 | SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | |
| 09:38 | SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | |
| 12:14 | SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | |
| 13:13 | SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | |
| 13:51 | SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results
Overall
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Petter Solberg |
Phil Mills |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 4:39:06.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën Total WRT |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:39:24.6 | +18.4 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 |  Harri Rovanperä |
Risto Pietiläinen |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:39:34.5 | +28.3 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 |  François Duval |
Stéphane Prévot |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 4:41:25.6 | +2:19.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 16 |  Daniel Carlsson |
Matthias Andersson |
Bozian Racing |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:45:56.3 | +6:50.1 | 4 |
| 6 | 18 |  Manfred Stohl |
Ilka Minor |
Manfred Stohl |
Peugeot 206 WRC | 4:49:07.8 | +10:01.6 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Janne Tuohino |
Jukka Aho |
Janne Tuohino |
Ford Focus RS WRC '02 | 4:50:18.7 | +11:12.5 | 2 |
| 8 | 23 | Armodios Vovos |
Loris Meletopoulos |
Armodios Vovos |
Ford Focus RS WRC '03 | 4:53:13.2 | +14:07.0 | 1 |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (3 Jun) | SS1 | Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 1:53.1 | Marcus Grönholm |
| Leg 1 (4 Jun) | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:39.7 | |
| SS3 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | Marcus Grönholm |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 21:59.6 | ||
| SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 19:38.4 | Petter Solberg | |
| SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:36.4 | ||
| SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:24.4 | ||
| SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 20:31.9 | ||
| SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 11:32.0 | ||
| SS9 | Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | François Duval |
Ford Focus RS WRC '04 | 1:54.9 | ||
| Leg 2 (5 Jun) | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 9:11.8 | |
| SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 22:40.7 | ||
| SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 8:20.5 | ||
| SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 21:27.9 | ||
| SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:07.2 | ||
| SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 22:33.1 | ||
| SS16 | Lilea — Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 1:53.6 | ||
| Leg 3 (6 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:26.8 | |
| SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Petter Solberg |
Subaru Impreza S10 WRC '04 | 9:46.4 | ||
| SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:24.3 | ||
| SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 20:21.6 | ||
| SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Harri Rovanperä |
Peugeot 307 WRC | 9:38.9 | ||
| SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | Sébastien Loeb |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 6:16.3 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |  |
Sébastien Loeb |
43 | |
Daniel Elena |
43 |  1 |
Citroën Total WRT |
65 | |||
| 2 | 1 |
Petter Solberg |
38 | 1 |
Phil Mills |
38 |  1 |
Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
60 | |||
| 3 | 1 |
 Markko Märtin |
34 | 1 |
Michael Park |
34 | |
555 Subaru World Rally Team |
50 | |||
| 4 | |
Marcus Grönholm |
24 | |
Timo Rautiainen |
24 | |
Marlboro Peugeot Total |
39 | |||
| 5 | 1 |
François Duval |
19 | 1 |
Stéphane Prévot |
19 | |
Mitsubishi Motors |
9 | |||
Junior World Rally Championship
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 33 | Guy Wilks |
Phil Pugh |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 5:14:13.1 | 10 | |
| 15 | 2 | 39 | Nicolas Bernardi |
Jean-Marc Fortin |
Renault Sport |
Renault Clio S1600 | 5:19:25.0 | +5:11.9 | 8 |
| 16 | 3 | 46 |  Xavier Pons |
Oriol Julià Pascual |
RACC Motor Sport |
Fiat Punto S1600 | 5:20:57.1 | +6:44.0 | 6 |
| 21 | 4 | 51 | Larry Cols |
Filip Goddé |
Renault Sport |
Renault Clio S1600 | 5:24:14.8 | +10:01.7 | 5 |
| 24 | 5 | 50 | Oliver Marshall |
Craig Parry |
Prospeed Motorsport |
Renault Clio S1600 | 5:33:23.9 | +19:10.8 | 4 |
| Retired SS20 | 42 | Mathieu Biasion |
Eric Domenech |
 H.F. Grifone SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS17 | 37 | Luca Cecchettini |
Nicola Arena |
Autorel Sport |
Renault Clio S1600 | Rolled | 0 | ||
| Retired SS15 | 31 |  Mirco Baldacci |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 35 | Kosti Katajamäki |
Timo Alanne |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Lost wheel | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 40 | Guerlain Chicherit |
Mathieu Baumel |
Citroën Total |
Citroën Saxo S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 43 | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Miikka Anttila |
Astra Racing |
Ford Fiesta S1600 | Clutch | 0 | ||
| Retired SS12 | 44 | Alan Scorcioni |
Massimo Daddoveri |
H.F. Grifone SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 34 | Alessandro Broccoli |
Giovanni Agnese |
Sab Motorsport |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS10 | 45 | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Jonas Andersson |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS9 | 32 | Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
Suzuki Sport |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | Rear axle-shaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS8 | 41 | Natalie Barratt |
Carl Williamson |
Risbridger Motorsport |
Renault Clio S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 36 | Kris Meeke |
Chris Patterson |
McRae Motorsport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Retired SS6 | 49 | Luca Betti |
Paolo Del Grande |
Meteco Corse |
Peugeot 206 S1600 | Driveshaft | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 47 | Luca Tabaton |
Gisella Rovegno |
H.F. Grifone SRL |
Fiat Punto S1600 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 48 |  Conrad Rautenbach |
Timothy Sturla |
Birkbeck Rallysport |
Opel Corsa S1600 | Engine | 0 | ||
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (3 Jun) | SS1 | Lilea — Parnassos 1 | 2.25 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:06.7 | Guy Wilks |
| Leg 1 (4 Jun) | SS2 | Rengini 1 | 11.84 km | Kosti Katajamäki |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 9:45.8 | Kosti Katajamäki |
| SS3 | Elatia — Zeli 1 | 7.57 km | Notional stage time | ||||
| SS4 | Pavliani 1 | 24.45 km | Urmo Aava |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 21:43.2 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | |
| SS5 | Stromi 1 | 14.61 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:43.7 | ||
| SS6 | Eleftherohori | 18.44 km | Mirco Baldacci |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:30.6 | Kosti Katajamäki | |
| SS7 | Pavliani 2 | 24.45 km | Mirco Baldacci |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 22:22.0 | ||
| SS8 | Stromi 2 | 14.61 km | Mirco Baldacci |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 12:48.6 | ||
| SS9 | Lilea — Parnassos 2 | 2.25 km | Per-Gunnar Andersson |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 2:10.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (5 Jun) | SS10 | Amfissa 1 | 14.59 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:16.3 | |
| SS11 | Drosohori 1 | 28.68 km | Mirco Baldacci |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 25:02.3 | ||
| SS12 | Rengini 2 | 11.84 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 9:36.3 | Mirco Baldacci | |
| SS13 | Elatia — Zeli 2 | 7.57 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 24:19.2 | ||
| SS14 | Amfissa 2 | 14.59 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 10:15.8 | ||
| SS15 | Drosohori 2 | 28.68 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 24:59.4 | Guy Wilks | |
| SS16 | Lilea — Parnassos 3 | 2.25 km | Larry Cols |
Renault Clio S1600 | 2:06.2 | ||
| Leg 3 (6 Jun) | SS17 | Dikastro 1 | 26.78 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 23:01.9 | |
| SS18 | Agios Stefanos 1 | 13.47 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 10:51.3 | ||
| SS19 | Styrfaka 1 | 9.00 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 7:16.3 | ||
| SS20 | Dikastro 2 | 26.78 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 22:57.1 | ||
| SS21 | Agios Stefanos 2 | 13.47 km | Guy Wilks |
Suzuki Ignis S1600 | 10:53.9 | ||
| SS22 | Styrfaka 2 | 9.00 km | Nicolas Bernardi |
Renault Clio S1600 | 6:48.8 | ||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 | |
Nicolas Bernardi |
18 |
| 2 |  |
Guy Wilks |
10 |
| 3 | 2 |
Larry Cols |
9 |
| 4 | 2 |
Urmo Aava |
8 |
| 5 | 2 |
Kris Meeke |
6 |